10-01-22 Monday - Spoonbill

Steve Hale started Avon Birds 10 Years ago this month

Temp 7 to 10°C. Damp, heavy 'mizzle' and dreary

Goosander, Red-breasted Merganser

Grey Plover

Spoonbill

Starling

Long-tailed Duck

Jack Snipe

10-1-22 Snipe, CVL Stratford (George Stacey)

BRISTOL

Bishop Rd to Horfield Common:

9 Feral pigeon, 18 Woodpigeon, 4 Collared dove, 10 BH Gull, 4 Herring gull, 15 Magpie, 2 Jackdaw, 5 Carrion crow, 4 Blue tit, 3 Great tit, 3 Long-tailed tit, 1 Goldcrest, 21 Starling, 3 Blackbird, 10 Fieldfare, 10 Redwing, 9 Robin, 21 House sparrow, 2 Pied wagtail, 8 Goldfinch

Feeder Canal:

3 Mallard, 2 Moorhen, 3 Chiffchaff, 2 Blackbird, 1 Song Thrush

10-1-22 Sparrowhawk with white feathers, Lockleaze Patrick Richards)

Lockleaze Garden:

Feral Pigeon, Sparrowhawk, Wren, Starling, Robin, House Sparrow

SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE

Oldbury Power Station:
1 Spoonbill

Chessel Pill / Northwick Warth / Pilning Wetlands:

138 Canada goose, 8 Shelduck, 362 Wigeon, 11 Mallard, 18 Teal, 4 Tufted Duck, 2 Moorhen, 6 Coot, 300+ Lapwing, 150+ Black-tailed Godwit, 7 Curlew, 300+ Dunlin, 200+ Redshank, 20 Shoveler, 1 Little Egret, 3 Grey Heron, 1 Buzzard

Holes Mouth/ Mitchells Pill / Chittening Warth: 

6 Shelduck, 3 Wigeon, 84 Teal, 4 Oystercatcher, 6 Curlew, 19 Turnstone, 200+ Dunlin, 18 Redshank, 138 BH Gull, 1 f Stonechat, 2 m Reed Bunting, 4 Meadow Pipit

Goose Green, Mill Farm:

1 Peregrine

NORTH SOMERSET

Clevedon-Yeo, inc Wain's Hill, 10:00-14:00:

30 Canada Goose, 90 Shelduck, 19 Shoveler, 305 Wigeon, 90 Mallard, 440 Teal, 3 Pochard, 15 Goosander (12 at Blind Yeo, 3 at Clevedon Pill), 3 Red-breasted Merganser (Redheads, Yeo Estuary), 20 Coot, 4 Little Grebe, 6 Oystercatcher, 20 Lapwing, 8 Grey Plover, 240 Curlew, 500 Dunlin (Kenn Estuary), 3 Common Snipe, 475 Redshank, 375 BH Gull, 7 Common Gull, 200 Herring Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 7 Little Egret, 1 Marsh Harrier (Female/Imm, Blake’s Pools), 2 Raven, 10 Fieldfare, 6 Stonechat, 15 Meadow Pipit, 2 Rock Pipit, 3 Bullfinch, 1 Reed Bunting

Yatton, Strawberry Line:

8 Goosander flying SW

Weston disused airfield:

90 Canada Geese, Water Rail, 1 f Sparrowhawk, Cetti's Warbler, 10,000 to 20,000 Starling murmuration, 3 Reed Bunting

BELOW M4 & BANES

Avon Valley (Netham Lock to Willsbridge):
42 Mallard, 7 Feral Pigeon, 1 Stock Dove, 40 Woodpigeon, 7 Moorhen, 28 BH Gull, 4 LBB Gull, 10 Cormorant, 7 Grey Heron, 4 Great Spotted Woodpecker, 1 Kestrel, 1 Peregrine, 2 Jay, 29 Magpie, 20 Jackdaw, 3 Rook, 18 Carrion Crow, 1 Coal Tit, 24 Blue Tit, 16 Great Tit, 4 Long-tailed Tit, 2 Goldcrest, 9 Wren, 17 Blackbird, 4 Redwing, 8 Song Thrush, 2 Mistle Thrush, 26 Robin, 2 Dunnock, 8 Chaffinch, 8 Greenfinch

Keynsham Rd:

Tawny Owl at 4.30

Chew Magna:

Greenfinch,40 at the pre-roost this evening

Paulton:

2 Mute Swan, 48 Mallard, 13 Moorhen, 1 Little Grebe, 30 BHGull, 2 Buzzard, 3 Goldcrest, 20 Blackbird, 2 Fieldfare, 25 Redwing, 4 Song Thrush, 50 Chaffinch, 7 Goldfinch, 18 Siskin

Sewage Works: 2 Grey Wagtail, 34 Pied Wagtail

RESERVOIRS

Barrow Tanks:

1 Long-tailed Duck

10-1-22 Goosander, Blagdon Lake (George Stacey)

Blagdon Lake:

1 m Goosander

10-1-22 Little Egret, CVL Stratford (George Stacey)

Chew Valley Lake
3 Wigeon, 2 Great White Egret, 1 Little Egret

Hollowbrook:

1 Chiffchaff, 1 Treecreeper

Moreton:

4 Scaup (f)

10-1-22 Kingfisher, CVL Stratford (George Stacey)

Stratford:
2 Jack Snipe, 2 Snipe, 10 Little Egrets with cattle, 1 Kingfisher

Herriotts:
1 Egyptian Goose, Otter

Glossy Ibis (Pete Bunniss) - Ring-necked Duck (Dave Hughes)

Out of Avon

Baikal Teal at Greylake

Glossy Ibis at Westhay and Shepherd's Patch, Gloucs

Ring-necked Duck at Ham Wall

Reports: John Budd, Pete Bunniss, Andy Davis, Patrick Hancock, Peter Hazelwood, Ian Hayes, Dave Hughes, Susan Kempson, Chris Mott, Mike Moxon, Patrick Richards, Mike Saffery, Stave Sanins, George Stacey blagdonlakebirds, opsbirding, severnsidebirds, TBOSG